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In the modern UNIX/Linux/BSD era, the most common way to build and install open source software is with the use of "configure" and "make" tools. This exercise provides an introduction to building

open-source software with those tools.

Prerequisite Knowledge

Students should be comfortable with: uncompressing source "tarballs", using the Linux commandline, using "su" (or "sudo") to gain root privileges, installing software packages with the native package manager

Learning Objectives

Student should be able to configure, build, and install software using the "configure" and "make" tools.